AndyB2
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Sailing at Fleetwood - Building Katie
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3 blogsSwallow - the most famous dinghy?
This is a kit from Clyde Model Dockyard of Swallow - from the stories of Swallows and Amazon https://www.clydemodeldockyard.com/shop/p/cl…
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Hansjolle
The Hansa dinghy was introduced in 1947 by Henry Rasmussen and a kit is available from German manufacturers Aeronaut, the hull is 940mm l…
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Thames Barge - Veronica
This is a well know model. I think there used to be an active group of TB modellers, this seems to have been maintained through a Faceboo…
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@DodgyGeezer I'd be interested in seeing someone do this?
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@RossM I use off cuts of "real sail cloth" found on eBay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165088087993?var=464639953587 I periodically look to see what they have in …
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@Ronald Adding a figure is being thought about. However, I think getting them to “duck” as the boom comes over maybe beyond my skills!
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Swallow sailing at Fleetwood
After a few distractions, managed to get Swallow afloat and she sailed quite well. After the first sail, I realised that the lead ballast needed to be moved sl…
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Float Test
Finished installing the RC equipment and this all seems to work, the on/off switch is a bit of a fiddle to use as its in a tight corner, but I can live with th…
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Sail Plan
This is a paper template - may need to explore the need for a parrel loop on the gaff.
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The detachable keel
The original Swallow was a sailing boat, so I wanted this model also to sail. This does bring some problems, as its not possible to scale down wind and waves. …
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Painting
Here's some snaps after the hull has been painted. Still need to add the wear plates for the rowlocks. Have made a start on the removable fin keel. When this i…
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@Ronald Thanks - in the original book - Swallow never had a centreboard, while Amazon did have one and therefore its windward performance was much better and t…
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Two Coats of Varnish
The photos show how the side benches have been boxed in and the rudder operation, which is via a link - 2mm dia plastic rod - to the servo which is under the r…
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